Last week, I wrote here about Michelle Meadows’sBrave Ballerina: The Story of Janet Collins (Henry Holt, January 2019), illustrated by Ebony Glenn, as well as Keith Negley’sMary Wears What She Wants (Balzer + Bray, January 2019). I’m following up here today with some art from each book.

Enjoy!

From Mary Wears What She Wants:

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“But when Mary got to school it was more of the same.She started to worry this was how things were going to be from now on.”(Click to enlarge spread)

From Brave Ballerina:

“This is the girl who danced in the breeze to theswoosh, swoosh, swoosh of towering trees.”(Click to enlarge spread)

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“This is the class, a welcoming place,that focused on talent regardless of race.”(Click to enlarge spread)